Name BNS Turag Acquired 2004 Homeport Khulna Launched 1 June 1977 Displacement 1.143 million kg Builder Hall, Russell & Company | Yard number 975 Commissioned 3 October 2004 Identification Pennant number P 714 Length 60 m Draft 4.5 m | |
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BNS Turag is an Island-class Offshore patrol vessel of the Bangladesh Navy. She has been serving in the Bangladesh Navy since 2004.
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History
Built by Hall, Russell & Company, she was modelled on the ocean-going trawlers FPV Jura (1973) and FPV Westra (1974). She was launched on 1 June 1977. She was commissioned to Royal Navy as HMS Lindisfarne (P300) on 3 March 1978. On 29 January 2004, she was sold to the Bangladesh Navy.
Career
BNS Turag reached Mongla Naval Base in May 2004 after an 8,000 mile journey from the UK. The ship made brief stopovers at Tangier port in Morocco, Port Said in Egypt, Jeddah in Saudi Arabia, Port of Salalah in Oman and Port of Colombo in Sri Lanka as goodwill visits as well as to replenish rations, fuel and provisions. The ship was commissioned on 3 October 2004 under the command of the Commodore Commanding Khulna (COMKHUL). About 100 personnel serve on board her.
BNS Turag took part in 7th International Maritime Defence Exhibition (IMDEX) Asia-2009 in Singapore and Weapon Multinational Exercise in South China Sea in May, 2009. She also visited port of Penang, Malaysia in a goodwill visit.